Our team values are enterprise values (equity plus debt) based on current venue deals (unless a new venue is pending). The top 50 list is based on our published valuations for the NFL, NHL, NBA, MLB, Nascar and soccer over the past year, which were all before the proposed Clippers sale. The average team in the top 50 is worth $1.34 billion, up 8% over last year. There are 38 teams worth $1 billion versus 33 last year. There weren’t any teams worth $2 billion three years ago; now there are six. Minimum entry for the top 50 is $856 million (AC Milan) compared to $586 million four years ago.

Soccer unsurprisingly dominates the top three, mainly because the rest of the world doesn’t know what constitutes a good sport. However, American football makes up 30 of the top 50 spots compared to soccer’s eight–only Oakland and Jacksonville failed to make the cut. The rest of the spots are claimed by six baseball teams, four NBA franchises, the NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs, and Formula 1’s Ferrari racing team.

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